Big Central Regionals Day Two Highlights

Here’s a curated selections of our favorite tweets from throughout the Day Two of the Big Central Regional Barista Competition, sourced via the @SprudgeLive Twitter feed. Sprudge coverage from BCRBC made possible by direct support from Kaldi’s Coffee, PT’s Coffee, and Nuova Simonelli.

12:00 “getting to use an espresso machine is totally as cool as it looks.” -this is such a charming routine, really personal & fun

34. Tamara Muro, Velvet Espresso Bar, NOLA

12:09 Tamara owns Velvet Espresso, the best cafe in New Orleans, but that’s just one small part of the story…

12:10 Tamara Muro is a lifelong contributor to some of Hollywood’s most famous films. she grew up in the film industry…her husband is J. Michael Muro, who’s worked as a steadicam operator on Titanic, Casino, Clueless, and dozens of other classic films. Her father was Assistant Director on “The Graduate”.

12:20 “the key to honey process y’all, now listen up, is this – you must pick the cherries when they’re ripe.” -tamara muro

35. Scott Lucey, Alterra Coffee Roasters, Milwaukee

12:30 “i want to work with you today as a trainer – i enjoy watching people gain confidence in their taste”

12:37 there’s a specific texas red grapefruit note in @scottlucey‘s espresso, so he serves the judges a slice of texas grapefruit and a slice of regular grapefruit. calibration to display taste specificity